American Athletic

East Carolina Pirates

Greenville, North Carolina

Season

East Carolina

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 34 75

Points / Game 17.0 37.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 579 883

Plays 113 153

Yards / Play 5.12 5.77

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 57 93

Rushing Yards 189 356

Yards / Attempt 3.32 3.83

Rushing Touchdowns 1 8

Passing

Pass Completions 32 39

Pass Attempts 56 60

Completion % 57.1% 65.0%

Net Passing Yards 390 527

Yards / Attempt 6.96 8.78

Passing Touchdowns 3 0

Interceptions Thrown 2 0

First Downs

First Downs 27 49

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 2 13

3rd Down Attempts 22 29

3rd Down % 9.1% 44.8%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 2 1

4th Down Attempts 2 1

4th Down % 100.0% 100.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 3 1

Fumbles Lost 1 1

Interceptions Thrown 2 0

Fumbles Recovered 1 1

Defense

Sacks 3 5

Tackles for Loss 15 11

Interceptions — 2

Interception Return Yards — 27

Interception Return Touchdowns — 1

Penalties

Penalties 15 19

Penalty Yards 133 109

Possession

Possession Time 45:01 74:59

Kick Returns

Kick Returns — 5

Kick Return Yards — 84

Yards / Return — 16.80

Kick Return Touchdowns — 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 2 5

Punt Return Yards 2 31

Yards / Return 1.00 6.20

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.25

Success Rate 39.5%

PPA 0.115

Explosiveness 1.232

Opportunities 8

Drives 25

Plays 114

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 24.5%

Power Success 66.7%

Line Yards 2.37

Second-Level Yards 0.98

Open-Field Yards 0.98

Line Yards Total 126

Second-Level Yards Total 52

Open-Field Yards Total 52

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 43.4%

PPA 0.075

Explosiveness 0.770

Play Rate 46.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 35.0%

PPA 0.134

Explosiveness 1.743

Play Rate 52.6%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 48.8%

Standard Downs PPA 0.176

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.016

Standard Downs Rate 70.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate 17.6%

Passing Downs PPA -0.028

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.634

Passing Downs Rate 29.8%

Field Position

Average Start 74.8

Average Predicted Points 0.995

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 18.4%

Front Seven Havoc 10.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.9%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.429

Adjusted Success Rate 6.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.101

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.025

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.363

Adjusted Stuff Rate -4.8%

Adjusted Power Success 3.5%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 2.5%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 4.25

Success Rate Allowed 45.8%

PPA Allowed 0.234

Explosiveness Allowed 1.223

Opportunities Faced 16

Drives Faced 24

Plays Faced 153

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 22.5%

Power Success Allowed 71.4%

Line Yards Allowed 2.77

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.08

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.54

Line Yards Total Allowed 246

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 96

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 47.2%

PPA Allowed 0.169

Explosiveness Allowed 1.042

Play Rate Faced 58.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 43.5%

PPA Allowed 0.347

Explosiveness Allowed 1.545

Play Rate Faced 40.5%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 46.5%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.003

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.873

Standard Downs Rate Faced 64.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 44.4%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.659

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.894

Passing Downs Rate Faced 35.3%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 70.0

Average Predicted Points -1.341

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 12.4%

Front Seven Havoc 11.1%

Defensive Back Havoc 1.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.140

Adjusted Success Rate -0.1%

Adjusted PPA -0.008

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.040

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.367

Adjusted Stuff Rate 4.1%

Adjusted Power Success 23.9%

Adjusted Havoc -3.2%